AFTRS is Australia’s national screen arts and broadcast School and is one of the leading screen arts & broadcast Schools in the world and has been delivering advanced training for the film, television and radio industries for close to 40 years in all facets of film, television and radio. Operating in a dynamic state of the art building located inside the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney’s Moore Park, AFTRS is at the cutting edge of evolving technologies and is constantly adapting and evolving its course offerings. AFTRS students will: acquire industry ready skills, work in a collaborative &cross-disciplinary environment, form meaningful networks and professional relationships, and have access to FEE-HELP. 2013 Courses Running: Foundation Diploma Graduate Certificates & Graduate Diplomas in; Animation, Cinematography, Commercial Radio Broadcasting, Directing, Documentary, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screen Business & Producing, Screen Music, Screenwriting, Screen Sound, Master of Screen Arts, Master of Screen Arts and Business ..................................................................................................................................... While at AFTRS students learn the craft of bringing Australian stories to life 'by doing' as they work as real teams on real productions - to deadline and budget . When they graduate AFTRS students are highly sought after for their technical and creative expertise. AFTRS is very proud of the part it plays in the creative journeys of its graduates. Highlights of AFTRS graduate success include: The Academy Awards® Since 2002 three AFTRS short films have picked up Academy Award® nominations: - Inja in 2002 - directed by Steve Pasvolsky and produced by Joe Weatherstone - Birthday Boy in 2004 - directed by Sejong Park and produced by Andrew Gregory - The Saviour in 2006 - directed by Peter Templeman and produced by Stuart Parkyn. Out of nine nominations, AFTRS graduates have won three Academy Awards®: - Jane Campion for Best Original Screenplay, The Piano - Winner - Andrew Lesnie, for Best Achievement in Cinematography, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Winner - Dion Beebe, for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Memoirs of a Geisha - Winner Nominations, of AFTRS graduates at the Academy Awards®: - Dion Beebe, for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Chicago - Jane Campion for Best Director, The Piano - Chris Noonan for Best Director, Babe - Chris Noonan for Best Adapted Screenplay, Babe - Pip Karmel for Editing, Shine AFTRS student nominated for Student Academy Award. Ben Mathews' AFTRS short Emily (written and directed as part of his AFTRS Graduate Diploma Directing in 2010) one of five finalists - selected from 51 entries across 29 countries - to compete in the Foreign Film category in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 39th Annual Student Academy Awards. ..................................................................................................................................... FACILITIES & LOCATION State of the art gear and facilities like no other AFTRS provides students with a deep understanding of the craft of film, television, radio and digital media through hands on, production based practice in state of the art facilities where industry standard technical staff work alongside AFTRS teaching staff and mentors in workshop settings to provide students with relevant ‘hands on’ learning experiences. Sleek and contemporary, the campus is purpose built and geared to prepare students for digital content creation, collaboration and convergence. AFTRS features a wide range of facilities of value to students, including: · A comprehensive research library located on site. · Four teaching computer labs - Mac and PC systems. · A full size theatre - with seating for 120 - equipped with 35mm, 16mm and high definition digital projection and Dolby sound. · State-of-the-art, 5.1 mixing /screening theatre with seating for 40. · Two large professional film and television studios. · Three smaller workshop studios. · Professional 35mm, 16mm and digital video cameras. · Production support including: · Grip truck with Movietech Arco dolly and accessories · Gaffer truck with a wide range of lighting, stands and accessories · Stand-by Props truck · Extensive props store · Costume support · Set construction workshop · Ten off-line picture editing suites housing both AVID and Final-Cut Pro editing, one 35mm flat bed film edit suite. · Three state of the art Sound recording studios. · Ten Sound Editing suites. · Four Music Composition suites. · Two online video editing suites. · A video-post department that provides broadcast quality dubbing, HD Avid Adrenaline online editing, Scenarist DVD authoring, web streaming and multicam production services. · Contemporary digital radio studio facilities including three on-air studios. Prime Location – Best Facilities Located in a new, purpose built facility in the heart of Sydney’s screen precinct, inside the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park in Sydney, AFTRS is highly integrated with and connected to the screen arts and broadcast industry AFTRS is famous for its focus on ‘learning by doing’ and is well known for its track record of success and for delivering quality learning and teaching experiences in a friendly and creative environment. Physically located in close proximity to Fox Studios, Animal Logic, Soundfirm, Trackdown, Vision Bytes, Spectrum Films and other national and international production companies, AFTRS provides unrivalled opportunities for students and staff to interact and collaborate with other practitioners and the wider community.